Teacher Librarian 2.0

 
Last week we arrived home late in the afternoon after a brief rain storm, and as we got out of the car we saw our willow tree bathed in gold. My husband dashed in the house to get his camera, and took a dozen shots of it.
This beautiful tree is old, much older than our [...]

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As I was thinking about this week’s post on using RSS feeds and aggregators, I kept coming back to the same idea: information overload. Since I first investigated using RSS feeds early in October, and then began using Diigo, I have become more efficient in terms of finding and storing information. I still experience overload. [...]

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Lauren’s Current Network
Last weekend I took a break from working on this week’s blog post on social networking. I went to visit my niece, and when I arrived, my seven-year-old grandniece, Lauren, closely supervised by her mother, was on the computer. She was busy checking her email at Webkinz, a social-networking site aimed at kids. [...]

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Which Web 2.0 tool could I learn use that would help organize more effectively my work and my life?
When I considered this week’s topic, getting (and staying) organized in an electronic, Web 2.0 environment, I thought about how much I like to be well organized.
I love organizational tools. I love coloured file folders, customizable dividers, [...]

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Want to feel intimidated about Web 2.0? Be sure to read David Warlick’s article “A Day in the Life of Web 2.0.” Although it was written almost two years ago, it certainly presents a vision of a school-wide (and indeed system-wide) philosophy and effective use of technology that is light years away from my high [...]

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On the Isle of Arran, a crow finds a friendly sheep. I identify with the crow. I too am looking for those useful bits to keep me going.
In my case it’s useful bits of information about Web 2.0, ideas and strategies and applications that will make teaching and learning more effective, especially in high school.
My [...]

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